귀감

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Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 龜鑑

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɥi(ː)ɡa̠m] ~ [ˈky(ː)ɡa̠m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gwigam
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gwigam
McCune–Reischauer?kwigam
Yale Romanization?kwīkam

Noun

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귀감 (gwigam) (hanja 龜鑑)

  1. role model, paragon